About this episode

The episode explores the shocking fraud conspiracy known as Operation Sideswipe in Louisiana, involving staged car wrecks and corrupt lawsuits.

This conspiracy is called Operation Sideswipe, so get ready to get wrecked. In New Orleans, on Interstate 10, there was a string of crashes over a period of ten years that looked random at first glance until insurance investigators noticed a pattern. What started as a routine insurance claim exploded into one of the most shocking fraud conspiracies in Louisiana history. Staged car wrecks, fake victims, corrupt lawsuits, and millions of dollars allegedly drained from tr...

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Host: 3SchemeQueens

Topics covered

• fraud
• conspiracy
• insurance
• car accidents
• Louisiana history

Keywords

• fraud conspiracy
• insurance fraud
• staged car wrecks
• Louisiana
• Operation Sideswipe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Louisiana

Places: New Orleans, Interstate 10

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